The 33 scariest movies

By VANESSA HO

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3. "The Exorcist" (1973):
The movie was a 1970s smash, with 10 Oscar nominations and box-office records. Decades later, its famous rotating-head scene and unnatural spiderwalk sequence (added in re-cut editions) still elicit screams of revulsion. Photo is of Leicester Square in London, 1974.

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3. "The Exorcist" (1973):
The movie was a 1970s smash, with 10 Oscar nominations and box-office records. Decades later, its famous rotating-head scene and unnatural spiderwalk sequence (added in re-cut editions) still elicit screams of revulsion. Photo is of Leicester Square in London, 1974.